The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-14

ing ana Selling VI any CoVtoA sup |
ped to them at the moderate cost OF e
SOC per bale.
Try the Alexandria Cotton Market
and you will not ship again to New
Orleans. So saved is SO made.
The largest stock of gold and sill
YER watches outside Of New Orleans,
at Ferguson & Schnacks.
RAP1DEs PARISH, !
Dec. IL, 1887. !
Editor La. Democrat:
Now that we have all striven for our
respective factions and the question OF
the day having been settled by the
unanimous election of a straight Nj
cholls delegation, which was perfectly
acceptable by the people, we still feel
the lurking symptoms of political ex-
element, which makes men more
watchful of the. future.
Ii you are interested in the political
results of orr Parish, yon may by in
quirv find that there is move on foot
to assassinate our parochial Democra-
cv. By whom and for whatY BY
men who have striven, fought and
prayed for the supremacy of genuine
Democratic principles since 1859. 1t
this is the case | interrogate any man
of an independent turn of mind as to
the cause of the iudei en- lent move.
All citizens who have heard of the
I rash conclusion of the Independents,
t censure it to the utmost and openly
declare that the ends justify the
r means in the suppression of snch dis
d organizing body. The view taken OF
II it by the writer is that it can only be
inaugurated by class Of men who do
so for personal motives, l. e. not hav.
ing a chance to make an easy official
F! living, or by men who are aware Of
the fact that they will be deposed by
r. the coming Parish Convention. II
there was fraud in our local conven
~ tons then would coincide with them
T for Justice is supreme; but as there Ii
none there is no excuse for these gen
o. tlemen to wilfnlly desert party the.
N labored to form. Ate, these trie'
Democrats have formed their party ant
'. shed the blood of brave and honorable
ce men in securing the reins of a govern
IN ment that did insure the protection q
women and children against the en-
I'd croaching evil that was following Rad
u ical rule in 1876, they for persona
reason determined to sacrifice their oil
IS conviction and precipitate our Paris
a again into bondage. What will b
ed the effects of this so-called bondage
1t will be putting the offices into tn
on hands of incompetent men, who kno'
ZEE we'll how laws should be administers
but who fail to carry their reasoning
in into effect, which. would be libert
without law, of which Clarendon spok
ew as follows: "The law is the standal
and guardian of our liberty: it CT
les cumscrihes and defends it; but to in
is agiue liberty without law is to imagl'
every man with his sword in his har
to destroy him who is weaker ths
'ou himself, and that would be no pleasa
mas prospect for those who cry out most +
ur- liberty" This inevitably will be tt
DIS, result, and l presume | voice the Sc
a timent of the Democracy Of this Pari
and when l appeal to all true Democrs
to send their names before the 20
oro vention if they are candidates for a
va. position in the hands of the peop
, e We are censured enough by the out
'p., world for the political war which
;ch now being waged by the leading m
;.Io of this State, and therefore do not p
,a s,e nit ourselves to lose all party patri
NJ ism and Indulge in an embroglio
,ht this kind at home.
onr , Now let me touch upon a spec
Wv, sent the Times Democrat from Alex.
'o' dria on December 9Th, relative tt
o resolution of the Nichols Club, to
TI ss effect that they would support NJ n
IN, IN, for the Senate or House of Repres
rar,, tatives unless he had been sappol
81, of Gov. Nichols. This was certain
now now most uncalled for resolution, and
p emphatlcally say no McEnery n
would change his politics under
Mr.. golden hope of getting the support
light this organization. The people n
" of have the greatest consideration
ID at Messrs. w. P. Flower and Edwin
the Hunter for repndiating the above r
Gets. small boy act No. 2 of that organ
rmer ton, and VINO have endeavored TIT
same by maintaining the absolute ncces
to of harmony in party ranks where
WE'LL ferences exist.
5 to Respectfully,
REFACEMENTt